Getting a Good Soak

Raked up a can of leaves this morning, just before the rains came. I feel most virtuous for that little bit of cleanup. It was nice to be working outside for awhile, although I'm trying not to overdo anything. All cold symptoms have vanished, but aches and pains persist, over and above the usual variety. Got a meatloaf ready to go in the oven--that delicious smell should complete the idyll of being snug at home in the rain.


Happy Birthday to my father, Tony, 1909-1988...